Their high windage makes them particularly sensitive to pitch and roll as soon as the sea is formed.

During the Cold War, they were primarily used to patrol the continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean in search of Soviet Navy submarines.

[2] Their role as patrollers now consists mainly of patrols and assistance missions, as well as participation in UN missions (blockades, flag checks) or similar marine policing tasks (fight against drugs, extraction of nationals, fisheries control, etc.).

In 2009, the rocket launcher was removed and replaced by a VSAT satellite transmission system.

Possessing all its underwater and surface detection capabilities, it essentially provides support missions for the Strategic Oceanic Force (FOST) and patrol on the Atlantic coast.